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For underpaying a prostitute and they threatened his family and ordered him to deliver them another girl. he admitted kidnapping sarah but said he had handed her over, alive and unharmed, to the gang when they stopped his car on the way out of london. the truth was that couzens raped and murdered the 33—year—old, hiding her body deep in the kent countryside so it took a week to find her remains. as met police officers searched, the murderer was in their ranks. two days after hed kidnapped he...

These are measures that they probably would never have done before this collapse. >> so, brian, champlain east built roughly at the same time that champlain south and north were? >> reporter: thats a very good question and, no, it wasnt. champlain south, the one that collapsed, was completed in 1981. champlain north was completed in 1982. the champlain east tower, which is very close to the champlain south tower physically, that was completed in 1994 and is a completely different design. same bu...

Technology, called nist a small agency within the u.s. commerce department is expected to announce their decision during the evening news conference alongside state and local officials. this is only -- get this, this is only the fifth time they have ever launched an investigation into a structural collapse since they were given this power right after 9/11. this is a really significant development, chief. everyone wants to investigate. what exactly happened? because all these people, you know thi...

The same time concerned looking forward. how did this happen? as we know there is a sister building a couple blocks away from the north tower. they are going through those issues. it was built by the same builder. it is scary. a lot of people on paz and thinking, we are thinking about the families, it is incredible and hinged on watching how many families are being recovered. we are hoping for a miracle but we are also being realistic what may or may not happen. todd: how could you not wonder if...

A lot earlier and definitely we need to add also a testing to these inspections. >> commissioner, look, if i live there or anyone that lives there, anywhere near that area would be concerned about their buildings, as well. how are you dealing with that? people are turning to you and others for questions and how are people feeling about their safety in their own buildings? >> yes, i know. we have a lot of residents that are concerned. we also addressed with the other two buildings developed by th...

Israels foreign minister, yair lapid, has inaugurated his countrys embassy in the united arab emirates. its the first official visit by an israeli minister since the two countries established diplomatic relations last year. and a painting by pablo picasso that was stolen nine years ago during a heist at a greek gallery has been recovered. police say a 49—year—old builder has been arrested for the theft of picassos head of a woman and a second work by dutch artist piet mondrian. initially, th...

Because, first, comes the 40-year recertification. and then, it happens every-ten years. but as hewe can see, i mean, mae things need to take place a lot earlier. and definitely, we need to add, also, a geo-technical testing to these -- to these inspections. >> commissioner, look, if i lived there. and i think anyone, who lives there, anywhere near that area, would be concerned about their buildings, as well. how are you guys dealing with that? because i know people are turning to you and others...

Afforded with the proper protection that prevents them from becoming infected. that is what you would expect a builder to be given a helmet if they went on to a building site. you expect people to wear seat belts when they are driving. we should have many months ago had a policy of protecting health care professionals with his higher grade mask given the overwhelming evidence that this infection is spread by aerosols. the ffp3 masks have been reserved for aerosol generating procedures like inten...

>> katie: i think its an absolute nightmare for the families, people who have lost multiple family members in one situation whether its a grandmother, a mother, kids, just horrifying. itll be really interesting to watch how this plays out between the builder and the contractor versus the government and the local ordinances on the inspectors, already fingers being pointed about what was approved and what wasnt approved, what they knew about. >> jesse: one guy says i never saw the report. >> katie...

Unsupported. also looking at the debris thats hanging off of that building, and if that could come loose and hurt the rescuers. weve dealt with weather issues, rain, lightning, and then, of course, this fire that it seems as though theyve got it under control, but that has complicated the research operations as well. this is just one of those things that every time you have a problem, you work through the problem and you keep moving forward. thats what theyve been doing, around the clock, 24 hou...